The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-10-28

Mr.. Kinney protested against TINS
question, as being sarcastic and I'M
necessarily offensive.
His Honor said that when counsel
insulted witness he would inter-
fere. The question was allowed.
Witness resumed-It was not the
only source. Mrs. Dudoit said he
talked one way TO my face and an
other behind my back. That was
during the visit to Waikiki. She
said Mr.. Gibson made some remark
to this effect "Oh there is nothing
in that. OF course, know her, but
will be glad when they leave town."
l think it was on the 20 of April.
Another time she was at his resi-
dence. She made some remark like
this; "He denies it every chancs he
gets. l don't want to tell you what
he said." Miss Ena Dudoit told
me that he positively denied it.
That was some time in April. /
never denied the fact of our engage
ment. sometimes treated 1t with
silence. | never gave anyone to
understand that the engagement had
not taken place, after it had. L
know Hart. Remember meeting
him in the ice cream parlors. Had
conversation with him about the en-
gagement. He said to me, II hear
you are going to be married." l
said, TO whom? 2" "Why," he said,
"to Walter Murray" said, "Do
you believe all you hear?" thought
him little, tiny bit inquisitive. l
neither admitted nor denied it to
him, but passed it off. He said, 81
expected large ice cream order"
"Oh!" l said, "you may get it yet"
| am positive l never denied it to
Mr.. Hart. l had been warned that
if this thing were true, not TO deny
it. This was after the newspaper
article appeared. 1t was after the
article that | received the warning.
They said, "If you are not ready to
admit it, don't deny it,
Mr.. Neumann-Who are "they?"
Witness-This party who warned
me.
Mr.. Neumann-What party? The
Opposition party2
Mr.. Kinney objected TO this mode
of cross-ex examining.
Mr.. Neumann contended that he
had light TO know, and remarked
that these newspaper articles played
a much larger part in the case than
was necessary.
His Honor-The witness has been
asked a great many questions about
denial and volunteered the testi-
mony that she was advised. If there
were any doubt in counsels mind as
to witness credibility he had right
to know who advised her. The
question was allowed.
Witness-It was not direct advice,
but was given in ordinary CONVERSE
ton. A gentleman asked me if it
was true that was engaged to Mr..
Gibson, and l told him yes, it was.
He then advised me not to deny it.
If you insist upon knowing who it
was l will tell you, but it will not
do you bit of good.
Mr.. Neumann-If you object, L
will resign my right.
Witness-My impression is it was
after the first article appeared.
Mr.. Neumann then asked ifa con-
versation did not take place the first
week in May between witness and
Hart, in which the latter said,
"Allow me to congratulate you; |
hear you are going to be married to
Mr.. Gibson;" to which she replied,
mo; 1T is not time" etc.
Witness-A conversation took
place, but not as given by Mr.. Hart.
1t occurred as l gave it before. |
never received any letters from Mr..
Gibson before or since the engage
ment. Never accepted a present
from him, though he wanted TO give
me some. He wanted to give me
diamond ring and to set aside GER
tain sum for carriage hire for me.
During the first part of the engage
ment he wanted to replace diamond
lost out of ring had. l refused,
baoouca J;Jp,t uant anyopa in
town to know 1 was engaged. l
would not accept an engagement
ring. Told him l had plenty of |
rings. We talked over the reasons
for my declining. He spoke about
getting me watch, and | declined
for the same reasons. had known
Mr.. Lyons ever since went to Mrs.
Dudoit's. He had nothing to do
with the affair. He saw Mr.. Gibson
there several times. He repeated |
to me something Mrs. Dudoit had
said about it. He said, II know
Mr.. Gibson takes great deal of |
interest in you. l told him we were
engaged, but asked him not to say |
any thing aboutit. That was about two
weeks before 29th March. He has
been acting as messenger for us. He
knew the contents of the letters. l
didn't like the way Mr.. Gibson was
treating me, and l had heard so
much. 1 could not go ON the street
without attracting attention. l felt
that Mr.. Lyons confidence in him
was shaken. When he didn't come
round to keep his engagement I saw
him and told Lyons what he said;
and then when L heard those other
reports l wrote this letter. con-